Terms of Use

Halfback · Effective October 28, 2026

These terms are an agreement between you and Furkan Bağcı, an independent developer based in Türkiye (“we”, “us”), for your use of Halfback (the “app”). By downloading or using the app, you agree to these terms. Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle data.

1. The app

The app helps hourly employees in the United States record their pay stubs and estimate the qualified overtime and the deduction for qualified overtime compensation (the “No Tax on Overtime” deduction) for tax years 2025 through 2028.

The free version includes one employer and unlimited pay stubs, with no time limit, the qualified overtime of each pay stub and of each tax year, and payday reminders. Pro unlocks additional features, such as the deduction estimate, the W-2 box 12 code TT check, PDF and CSV exports, iCloud sync, more employers and more widgets. The app shows the current list of Pro features before you buy.

2. Estimates, not tax advice

The app’s figures (qualified overtime, the deduction estimate, the phase-out, the comparison with your W-2 and the paydays) are estimates. They are based only on the information you enter and on our reading of the law and IRS guidance as of the date above.

• They are not tax, legal, payroll or financial advice, and they are not a tax return.
• Your Form W-2, your employer’s payroll records and your tax return determine what you can deduct. From 2026, the deduction can’t be more than the amount your employers report in box 12, code TT.
• Tax rules can change, and the IRS may issue guidance that changes how the deduction works.
• The W-2c request the app prepares is a draft for you to send. We do not contact your employer or the IRS for you.
• We are not affiliated with the IRS, the U.S. Department of Labor or any government agency.

Check important figures with a tax professional or the IRS before you file. You are responsible for the accuracy of what you enter and for how you use the results, including the files you send to others.

3. Purchases and subscriptions

Pro is available as an auto-renewing yearly subscription or as a one-time purchase. Prices are shown in the app and on the App Store before you buy.

• Payment: charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase.
• Auto-renewal: the subscription renews automatically at the end of each year unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Your account is charged for renewal within the 24 hours before the current period ends.
• Free trial: if a free trial is offered, you are charged when the trial ends unless you cancel at least 24 hours before. Before you start, the app shows the trial length, the date you will be charged and the last moment to cancel, and it shows them again after you start. If you allow notifications, it reminds you three days before the trial ends.
• Renewal reminders: before the yearly subscription renews, the app reminds you of the plan, its price and how to cancel.
• Managing and cancelling: iOS Settings → your name (Apple Account) → Subscriptions, or “Manage Subscription” in the app’s Settings. Cancelling stops future renewals. Pro stays active until the end of the period you paid for.
• One-time purchase: a single payment that unlocks Pro without a subscription; nothing renews. Use “Restore Purchases” to get it back on a new device.
• Refunds: Apple handles all payments and refund requests (reportaproblem.apple.com). We cannot issue refunds ourselves.
• Price changes: Apple notifies you of subscription price changes and asks for your consent where required.

Nothing in these terms limits any right you have under consumer law to cancel or withdraw from a purchase.

4. Your data

Your data is stored on your device and, if you use iCloud sync, in your own iCloud account. We do not hold a copy and cannot recover it for you. Keep your device backed up, and keep your pay stubs and Forms W-2 themselves.

5. Acceptable use

Don’t use the app unlawfully, or to create false records. Don’t copy, modify, reverse-engineer or redistribute the app, except where the law allows it.

6. Changes and availability

We may update, change or discontinue features. If we discontinue the app, purchased Pro features that work offline will keep working on devices where the app is installed, as far as technically possible.

7. Disclaimer

The app is provided “as is” and “as available”. To the extent permitted by law, we make no warranties beyond those that cannot be excluded by law. We do not warrant that the app will be error-free or uninterrupted. We do not warrant that its estimates will match your W-2, your tax return or the deduction you can take.

8. Limitation of liability

To the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for indirect, incidental or consequential losses. This includes taxes, interest or penalties, and any difference between the app’s estimates and your W-2, your tax return or the deduction you can take. Our total liability to you is limited to the amount you paid for the app in the 12 months before the claim.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation of liability, so some of the above may not apply to you. Nothing in these terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law, such as liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud. Nothing in these terms affects your statutory rights as a consumer.

9. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Türkiye. If you are a consumer, you also keep the protection of the mandatory laws of your state or country of residence, and you may bring proceedings in your local courts.

10. Severability

If a court finds part of these terms unenforceable, the rest stays in effect.

11. App Store terms

If you got the app from the Apple App Store:

1. Acknowledgement: these terms are between you and us only, not with Apple. We, not Apple, are solely responsible for the app and its content.
2. Scope of license: you receive a non-transferable license to use the app on Apple-branded products that you own or control, as permitted by the Usage Rules in the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions. The app may also be accessed by other accounts associated with you via Family Sharing or volume purchasing.
3. Maintenance and support: we are solely responsible for maintenance and support. Apple has no obligation to provide any maintenance or support for the app.
4. Warranty: if the app fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price, if any. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation for the app. Any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs or expenses caused by a failure to conform to a warranty are our responsibility.
5. Product claims: we, not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the app or your possession or use of it. This includes:
   • product liability claims
   • claims that the app fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement
   • claims arising under consumer protection, privacy or similar legislation
6. Intellectual property: if a third party claims that the app or your possession and use of it infringes their intellectual property rights, we, not Apple, are solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of that claim.
7. Legal compliance: you represent and warrant that:
   • you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting” country
   • you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties
8. Third-party terms: you must comply with applicable third-party terms when using the app.
9. Third-party beneficiary: Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these terms. Once you accept these terms, Apple has the right to enforce them against you as a third-party beneficiary.

12. Contact

Questions, complaints or claims about the app:

Furkan Bağcı
hello@furkanbagci.com